Two days later.
The moon shone bright amid sparse stars, its silvery light spilling down from the heavens.
Below lay the Star Dou Forest, its towering trees lush and abundant, its bushes and brambles densely intertwined.
Moonlight stubbornly pierced through gaps in the thick foliage, falling upon the dead branches and rotting leaves below, scattering countless silvery patches of light across the pitch-black forest.
Suddenly, a powerful gust swept through the woods, raising a rustling chorus.
A graceful, curvaceous figure descended into a level clearing, holding the hand of a young boy.
The two were Bibi Dong and Ye Qifeng.
After two days of searching, they still had not found a Spirit Beast that met Ye Qifeng's requirements for a Spirit Ring. Dark Attribute Spirit Beasts were indeed scarce. On the first night, the three of them had searched within ten kilometers of their campsite and found nothing.
Having traveled all day, they returned to the campsite to rest during the latter half of the night.
The next day, the three did not rest either, instead continuing their search. However, Dark Attribute Spirit Beasts active during the daytime were even rarer, making the search more difficult. They found nothing once again.
At night, they expanded their search area and continued looking.
Though they encountered several suitable Dark Attribute Spirit Beasts, they were too young—mere hundred-year Spirit Beasts—and did not meet Ye Qifeng's requirements, so they let them go.
Tonight, they had ventured more than ten kilometers deeper into the forest to search.
After landing, Bibi Dong took out an illuminating pearl from her Soul Tool and drove away the darkness around them.
Seeing the faint exhaustion on Ye Qifeng's little face, she feared that he would become disappointed and anxious, so she explained,
"Xiao Feng, Dark Attribute Spirit Beasts are